One bright, crocusy morning when I had nothing to wear a timely email arrived: would I like to test Firmdale Hotels’ new Bicester Village shopping package? I knew Firmdale, Kit Kemp's super-stylish hotel group, but I’d never been to Bicester, the designer outlet in Oxfordshire...
Read More5 reasons blinds just got cool
Do blinds remind you of things your parents have in their conservatories? That nosy neighbours peer out of in EastEnders? Or which schools use to keep the sunlight out and the kids’ concentration in? Are they, to your mind, practical? Perhaps. Are they aspirational? Absolutely not.
Read MoreMy interior bucket list
I recently posted an image on Instagram of a pink clawfooted cast iron bath, because owning a freestanding, clawfooted bath - ideally a pink one - is on my interior bucket list; those home-related items I simply MUST have before shuffling stylishly off this mortal coil.
Read MoreMy 9 favourite finds from A by Amara SS17
I know what you're thinking: of COURSE she's being nice about Amara - they're the ones who gave her that blog award she won't stop banging on about! But I implore you: don't judge until you've seen the (gorgeous) goods.
Read MoreWhy colour lovers should style it dark
One day I was flicking through Livingetc when I realised the one thing uniting most of my favourite spaces was the combo of a dark-ish background and brightly coloured furnishings and fabrics. A lightbulb moment: maybe the key to cosy was the colour of my room?
Read MoreWhy we all need a she shed
Yes, there are benefits to working in the basement office. Namely, that it’s close to the utility room. But despite this huge bonus, what I really really want, with Geri Haliwellesque fervor, is not just a room, but an entire tiny HOUSE of my own. Yes; I want a She Shed.
Read MoreIt's Pink Friday!
The Pink House has teamed up with one of my absolute #girlgang favourites, the talented and lovely Sarah Baily, to present to you...PINK FRIDAY! Which means offering you a rose-tinted 30% off all her highly covetable magenta-hued stuff...
Read More5 reasons to buy an investment rug
Rugs have always loomed (sorry) large in my life. My mum has always had a soft spot for rugs, and as a result I grew up in houses which were old, draughty and half-finished, but always with beautiful, fascinating rugs from around the world...
Read MoreMe & My Roomwreckers: Jo Tutchener Sharp, Scamp & Dude
Welcome to our new regular feature, Me & My Roomwreckers, which uncovers the impact inspirational parents' kids have on their homes. First up is superwoman Jo Tutchener-Sharp, founder of cool new kids brand Scamp & Dude
Read MorePink as F**k at the Amara Interior Blog Awards 2016
It all started with a Pinterest pic of fashion editor Giovanna Battaglia wearing a sweary pink top. When I saw the photo I knew one thing: I NEEDED that t-shirt.
Read MoreFrom Soho House to your home
Soho House is launching 'Soho Home', its hot-from-the-Houses range of furniture, glassware, textiles and accessories, on sale from this autumn.
Read MoreIntroducing... #SOFAGOALS
There are three things I’ve always dreamed of having in my home: 1) a taxidermy unicorn; 2) a gold, freestanding bath tub; and 3) a massive-yet-gorgeous sofa.
Read MoreThe Fab Five: Bar Accessories
A few weeks ago River Island commissioned The Pink House to come up with a new concept for the bar in their flagship Oxford Street store. So we made mood boards, shopped/dropped - and this week styled that bar right up...
Read MoreThe 3 Rules of Post-Party Parenting
I went to Ibiza with my girlfriends, and partied hard for four whole nights and days. And then I returned to the small Pink House Dwellers and got on with my life, (practically) hangover free. How? Well, read on and I'll tell you...
Read MoreInterior Bloggers predict 2017's trends
When Dulux this week announced next year's 'Colour of the Year', it got me wondering what else will be hot in the 2017 interiors world. Please be upstanding for some of the UK's top interior bloggers, and their so-accurate-it's-almost-magic forecasting tips...
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